The World of René Girard

Interviews

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2024
Michigan State University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61186-486-1 (ISBN)

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In 1988, Nadine Dormoy conducted a series of interviews with René Girard at a pivotal moment in his career, just after a number of books and conferences had situated his work in a new context of research on self-organizing systems. In these interviews, Girard discusses the flurry of intellectual activity that followed the landmark 1981 Stanford University conference, Disorder and Order. Attended by several Nobel prize winners and other important intellectual figures, this event expanded his reputation in Europe and laid the groundwork for later accolades, including the Modern Language Association’s Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement and being elected as a member of the Académie Française. Girard also discusses Theater of Envy, his then-forthcoming book on Shakespeare and his first book written in English, as well as corrects several misunderstandings of his mimetic hypothesis. Dormoy is a spirited interlocutor, like Girard a postwar émigré who came to make a new life for herself teaching French in American universities. Translated into English for the first time by leading mimetic studies scholar William A. Johnsen, The World of René Girard is a must-have for those new to and familiar with Girard’s work.

René Girard (1923–2015) was a member of the French Academy and professor emeritus at Stanford University. His books have been translated and acclaimed worldwide. He received the Modern Language Association’s Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement in 2008.

Contents Translator's Note | William A. Johnsen A Preliminary Note Prologue Chapter 1. In the Shadow of the Palais des Papes Chapter 2. America as a Mirror Chapter 3. The Sacred, the Religious, and the Biblical Chapter 4. The King and the Orphan Chapter 5. The Infernal Triangle Chapter 6. Socio-economic Emergences Chapter 7. France and Its Myths Notes

Erscheinungsdatum	09.01.2024
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture
Übersetzer	William A. Johnsen
Verlagsort	East Lansing, MI
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-61186-486-0 / 1611864860
ISBN-13	978-1-61186-486-1 / 9781611864861
Zustand	Neuware